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"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the , part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships."

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the (2014 article)
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/world/south-china-sea-dispute/

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Highlighting their solid alliance in the #IndoPacific, #RahmEmanuel visited #Yonaguni, #Japan’s westernmost island just east of #Taiwan, a self-governed island also claimed by #China.

The #USAmbassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-us-ambassador-to-japan-visits-southern-islands-at-the-forefront-of-china-tension/ar-BB1mzWUM?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, right, speaks with a fisherman at a fishing port on Yonaguni Island in Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Friday, May 17, 2024. Emanuel visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of tension with China's increasingly assertive actions in the regional waters. (Kyodo News via AP) © Provided by The Associated Press
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    #Yonaguni is a tourist hotspot – but its location just 100km from #Taiwan means residents must wrestle with the creeping militarisation of their home.

    This tiny island, located far closer to #Taipei than #Tokyo, now finds itself at the centre of regional tensions triggered by a new round of Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.

    The quiet Japanese island paradise on the frontline of growing Taiwan-#China tensions
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/yonaguni-island-japan-taiwan-china-relations

    Back toot: https://noc.social/@Norobiik/112457886105238573

    Japan’s Yonaguni island lies far closer to Taipei than Tokyo, bringing it closer to regional tensions over China’s ambitions towards Taiwan. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters

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